EP1432876A4 - System and method for towing a shellfish dredge - Google Patents

System and method for towing a shellfish dredge

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Publication number
EP1432876A4
EP1432876A4 EP02763669A EP02763669A EP1432876A4 EP 1432876 A4 EP1432876 A4 EP 1432876A4 EP 02763669 A EP02763669 A EP 02763669A EP 02763669 A EP02763669 A EP 02763669A EP 1432876 A4 EP1432876 A4 EP 1432876A4
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Prior art keywords
towing
shellfish dredge
dredge
shellfish
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1432876A2 (en
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Arthur R Myers Jr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/56—Towing or pushing equipment
    • B63B21/66—Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K80/00—Harvesting oysters, mussels, sponges or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/8858—Submerged units
    • E02F3/8875—Submerged units pulled or pushed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/14—Fishing vessels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Farming Of Fish And Shellfish (AREA)
  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
EP02763669A 2001-10-02 2002-10-02 System and method for towing a shellfish dredge Withdrawn EP1432876A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US968533 1978-12-11
US09/968,533 US6561114B2 (en) 2001-10-02 2001-10-02 System and method for towing a shellfish dredge
PCT/US2002/029834 WO2003029566A2 (en) 2001-10-02 2002-10-02 System and method for towing a shellfish dredge

Publications (2)

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EP1432876A2 EP1432876A2 (en) 2004-06-30
EP1432876A4 true EP1432876A4 (en) 2006-05-17

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EP02763669A Withdrawn EP1432876A4 (en) 2001-10-02 2002-10-02 System and method for towing a shellfish dredge

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US6561114B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1432876A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2002327668A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2429972A1 (en)
IS (1) IS6831A (en)
WO (1) WO2003029566A2 (en)

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US3608217A (en) * 1969-02-28 1971-09-28 Charles J Voisin Sr Oyster dredging system
US3672322A (en) * 1970-05-20 1972-06-27 Continental Oil Co Method and apparatus for towing a submersible barge
US4080920A (en) * 1975-11-06 1978-03-28 Etat Francais Represente Par Le Delegue Ministeriel Pour L'armement Towing apparatus
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See also references of WO03029566A2 *

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CA2429972A1 (en) 2003-04-10
EP1432876A2 (en) 2004-06-30
US20030061978A1 (en) 2003-04-03
WO2003029566A2 (en) 2003-04-10
US6561114B2 (en) 2003-05-13
WO2003029566B1 (en) 2004-02-26
WO2003029566A3 (en) 2003-12-11
AU2002327668A1 (en) 2003-04-14
IS6831A (en) 2003-05-28

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